Baron Emerging Markets Fund (BEXIX)
Objective & Strategy
The investment goal of Baron Emerging Markets Fund is capital appreciation.
The Fund invests in non-U.S. companies of all sizes with significant growth potential. The majority of investments are in companies domiciled in developing nations, and the Fund may invest up to 20% in companies in developed market countries and in frontier countries. Diversified.
Read Latest Fund CommentaryFund Description
Baron Emerging Markets Fund invests primarily in growth companies in developing countries.
Daily Price (NAV)
Prices for May 18 , 2012(BEXIX)
| NAV | $8.64 |
|---|---|
| Daily Change ($) | -$0.09 |
| Daily Change (%) | -1.03% |
| MTD | -9.43% |
| YTD | 4.10% |
| 52-Week High | $10.09 |
| 52-Week Low | $8.02 |
Fund Facts
| Inception Date | December 31, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Net Assets^ | $7.55 million |
| CUSIP | 06828M876 |
| Expense Ratio* | 3.83% / 1.25% |
Risk/Reward Comparison
Ratings/Rankings
Morningstar Ratings
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Lipper Rankings
Rankings based on total returns as of 3/31/2012Category: Emerging Markets Funds
| 1 Year | 52 out of 450 funds |
Stylebox
Baron Category: All-Cap Growth
| Large Value | Large Core | Large Growth | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Value | Mid Core | Mid Growth | Mid |
| Small Value | Small Core | Small Growth | Small |
| Value | Core | Growth |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Adviser has reimbursed certain Fund expenses and the Fund's transfer agency expenses may be reduced by expense offsets from an unaffiliated transfer agent, without which performance would have been lower. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. For performance information current to the most recent month end, click here.
The Fund may not achieve its objectives.
^All share classes combined. As of most recent month end.
*As of fiscal year ended 12/31/2011, the gross expense ratio of the Fund's Institutional Shares was 3.83%, but the net expense ratio was 1.25% (net of the Adviser's fee waivers).
Top Ten Fund Holdings based on net assets. Portfolio holdings may change over time
Industry sector or sub-industry group levels are provided from the Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS"), developed and exclusively owned by MSCI, Inc. ("MSCI") and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"), unless otherwise stated that they have been reclassified or classified by the Adviser. All GICS data is provided "as is" with no warranties.
Definitions (provided by Baron Capital, Inc.): The MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) IMI Growth Index Net ia a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance of large-, mid- and small-cap securities in the emerging markets. The MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) IMI Growth Index Net screens for growth-style securities.The index and the Fund include reinvestment of dividends, net of withholding taxes, which positively impacts the performance results.